diff --git a/docs/rules/hook-use-state.md b/docs/rules/hook-use-state.md
index 17946a0ec2..1d4fa7f9ce 100644
--- a/docs/rules/hook-use-state.md
+++ b/docs/rules/hook-use-state.md
@@ -9,15 +9,29 @@ This rule checks whether the value and setter variables destructured from a `Rea
 Examples of **incorrect** code for this rule:
 
 ```js
+import React from 'react';
 const useStateResult = React.useState();
 ```
 
 ```js
+import { useState } from 'react';
+const useStateResult = useState();
+```
+
+```js
+import React from 'react';
 const [color, updateColor] = React.useState();
 ```
 
 Examples of **correct** code for this rule:
 
+
+```js
+import { useState } from 'react';
+const [color, setColor] = useState();
+```
+
 ```js
+import React from 'react';
 const [color, setColor] = React.useState();
 ```
diff --git a/lib/rules/hook-use-state.js b/lib/rules/hook-use-state.js
index 1587535a60..fdd6247f29 100644
--- a/lib/rules/hook-use-state.js
+++ b/lib/rules/hook-use-state.js
@@ -32,10 +32,14 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   create(context) {
+    let isReactImported = false;
+    let reactUseStateLocal;
+
     return {
       CallExpression(node) {
         const isReactUseStateCall = (
-          node.callee.type === 'MemberExpression'
+          isReactImported
+          && node.callee.type === 'MemberExpression'
           && node.callee.object.type === 'Identifier'
           && node.callee.object.name === 'React'
           && node.callee.property.type === 'Identifier'
@@ -43,8 +47,9 @@ module.exports = {
         );
 
         const isUseStateCall = (
-          node.callee.type === 'Identifier'
-          && node.callee.name === 'useState'
+          reactUseStateLocal
+          && node.callee.type === 'Identifier'
+          && node.callee.name === reactUseStateLocal
         );
 
         // Ignore unless this is a useState() or React.useState() call.
@@ -95,6 +100,21 @@ module.exports = {
             ) : undefined
           });
         }
+      },
+      ImportDeclaration(node) {
+        isReactImported = node.source.type === 'Literal' && node.source.value === 'react';
+        const reactUseStateSpecifier = isReactImported
+          ? node.specifiers.find(
+            (specifier) => (
+              specifier.type === 'ImportSpecifier'
+              && specifier.imported.name === 'useState'
+            )
+          )
+          : undefined;
+
+        reactUseStateLocal = reactUseStateSpecifier
+          ? reactUseStateSpecifier.local.name
+          : undefined;
       }
     };
   }
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/hook-use-state.js b/tests/lib/rules/hook-use-state.js
index 101c05f4ee..3b4ca5200a 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/hook-use-state.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/hook-use-state.js
@@ -27,142 +27,190 @@ const ruleTester = new RuleTester({
 const tests = {
   valid: [
     {
-      code: 'const [color, setColor] = useState()'
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [color, setColor] = useState()`
     },
     {
-      code: 'const [color, setColor] = useState(\'#ffffff\')'
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [color, setColor] = useState('#ffffff')`
     },
     {
-      code: 'const [color, setColor] = React.useState()'
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [color, setColor] = React.useState()`
     },
     {
-      code: 'const [color1, setColor1] = useState()'
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [color1, setColor1] = useState()`
     },
     {
-      code: 'const [color, setColor] = useState<string>()',
+      code: 'const result = useState()'
+    },
+    {
+      code: `import { useRef } from 'react';
+      const result = useState()`
+    },
+    {
+      code: 'const result = React.useState()'
+    },
+    {
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [color, setColor] = useState<string>()`,
       parser: parsers.TYPESCRIPT_ESLINT
     },
     {
-      code: 'const [color, setColor] = useState<string>(\'#ffffff\')',
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [color, setColor] = useState<string>('#ffffff')`,
       parser: parsers.TYPESCRIPT_ESLINT
     }
   ].concat(parsers.TS([
     {
-      code: 'const [color, setColor] = useState<string>()',
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [color, setColor] = useState<string>()`,
       parser: parsers['@TYPESCRIPT_ESLINT']
     },
     {
-      code: 'const [color, setColor] = useState<string>(\'#ffffff\')',
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [color, setColor] = useState<string>('#ffffff')`,
       parser: parsers['@TYPESCRIPT_ESLINT']
     }
   ])
   ),
   invalid: [
     {
-      code: 'useState()',
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      useState()`,
+      errors: [{
+        message: 'setState call is not destructured into value + setter pair'
+      }]
+    },
+    {
+      code: `import { useState as useStateAlternativeName } from 'react';
+      useStateAlternativeName()`,
       errors: [{
         message: 'setState call is not destructured into value + setter pair'
       }]
     },
     {
-      code: 'const result = useState()',
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const result = useState()`,
       errors: [{
         message: 'setState call is not destructured into value + setter pair'
       }]
     },
     {
-      code: 'const result = React.useState()',
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const result = React.useState()`,
       errors: [{
         message: 'setState call is not destructured into value + setter pair'
       }]
     },
     {
-      code: 'const [, , extra1] = useState()',
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [, , extra1] = useState()`,
       errors: [{
         message: 'setState call is not destructured into value + setter pair'
       }]
     },
     {
-      code: 'const [, setColor] = useState()',
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [, setColor] = useState()`,
       errors: [{
         message: 'setState call is not destructured into value + setter pair'
       }]
     },
     {
-      code: 'const { color } = useState()',
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const { color } = useState()`,
       errors: [{
         message: 'setState call is not destructured into value + setter pair'
       }]
     },
     {
-      code: 'const [] = useState()',
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [] = useState()`,
       errors: [{
         message: 'setState call is not destructured into value + setter pair'
       }]
     },
     {
-      code: 'const [, , , ,] = useState()',
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [, , , ,] = useState()`,
       errors: [{
         message: 'setState call is not destructured into value + setter pair'
       }]
     },
     {
-      code: 'const [color] = useState()',
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [color] = useState()`,
       errors: [{
         message: 'setState call is not destructured into value + setter pair'
       }],
-      output: 'const [color, setColor] = useState()'
+      output: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [color, setColor] = useState()`
     },
     {
-      code: 'const [color, , extra1] = useState()',
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [color, , extra1] = useState()`,
       errors: [{
         message: 'setState call is not destructured into value + setter pair'
       }],
-      output: 'const [color, setColor] = useState()'
+      output: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [color, setColor] = useState()`
     },
     {
-      code: 'const [color, setColor, extra1, extra2, extra3] = useState()',
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [color, setColor, extra1, extra2, extra3] = useState()`,
       errors: [{
         message: 'setState call is not destructured into value + setter pair'
       }],
-      output: 'const [color, setColor] = useState()'
+      output: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [color, setColor] = useState()`
     },
     {
-      code: 'const [, makeColor] = useState()',
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [, makeColor] = useState()`,
       errors: [{
         message: 'setState call is not destructured into value + setter pair'
       }]
     },
     {
-      code: 'const [color, setFlavor, extraneous] = useState()',
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [color, setFlavor, extraneous] = useState()`,
       errors: [{
         message: 'setState call is not destructured into value + setter pair'
       }],
-      output: 'const [color, setColor] = useState()'
+      output: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [color, setColor] = useState()`
     },
     {
-      code: 'const [color, setFlavor] = useState()',
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [color, setFlavor] = useState()`,
       errors: [{
         message: 'setState call is not destructured into value + setter pair'
       }],
-      output: 'const [color, setColor] = useState()'
+      output: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [color, setColor] = useState()`
     },
     {
-      code: 'const [color, setFlavor] = useState<string>()',
+      code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [color, setFlavor] = useState<string>()`,
       errors: [{
         message: 'setState call is not destructured into value + setter pair'
       }],
-      output: 'const [color, setColor] = useState<string>()',
+      output: `import { useState } from 'react';
+      const [color, setColor] = useState<string>()`,
       parser: parsers.TYPESCRIPT_ESLINT
     }
   ].concat(
     parsers.TS([
       {
-        code: 'const [color, setFlavor] = useState<string>()',
+        code: `import { useState } from 'react';
+        const [color, setFlavor] = useState<string>()`,
         errors: [{
           message: 'setState call is not destructured into value + setter pair'
         }],
-        output: 'const [color, setColor] = useState<string>()',
+        output: `import { useState } from 'react';
+        const [color, setColor] = useState<string>()`,
         parser: parsers['@TYPESCRIPT_ESLINT']
       }
     ])